Any 2000-level or higher course in any discipline that treats culture, e.g., ANTH
2052

Literature course may be in ENGL, FREN, or SPAN

Non-Western History Option includes any 2000-level or higher HIST course with a non-U.S./non-European
focus. (Note: Students with an area studies concentration should choose 6 hours unrelated
to that area.) Diplomatic History Option includes any two of the following courses:
HIST 4381, 4570, 4575, 4580, 4581 or other course by the program director.

Foreign language proficiency for the BIAS must be demonstrated by passing six hours
of 3000+ level non-literature courses in a language of choice, or competency to be
determined by the Director of International Studies in consultation with the appropriate
faculty in the Department of Foreign Languages. If a 3000-level conversation course
is included in those 6 hours, it will also satisfy the College oral competency requirement.
If a conversation course is not included, students should include in Electives a course
that fulfills the oral competency requirement for majors in any relevant discipline.

Students pursuing concentrations in Area Studies must take POLI 2600; students pursuing
concentrations in Topical Themes must take POLI 2700.

The 33 total hours of course work taken in the concentration and as electives must
include 15 hours of social sciences and at least three but no more than six hours
of internship in the appropriate area. At least 12 of the 24 hours taken in the concentration
must be at the 2000-level or above. Some concentrations also require that the courses
taken to fulfill the concentration be distributed among a minimum number of disciplines.